Watercress Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 bunches watercress
• 3 pears, cored, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 leek, chopped
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces heavy cream
• 4 cups vegetable stock

Recipe

• 1 in a soup pot, at low heat melt the butter.
• 2 add the leek and cook until it begins to soften.
• 3 add the pear and cook covered for few minutes also until tender.
• 4 add the watercress, vegetable stock and continue cooking for about 10 minutes.
• 5 season with salt and pepper.
• 6 pour the cream and puree in the blender.
• 7 add additional salt and pepper to taste and serve with a piece of country bread if desired.